My teaching philosophy: Some people see teaching as merely selecting and presenting the right material. I don’t. Each time that my students become more proficient in speaking, writing, and reading English, I see it as a potentially life-changing event for them. They are receiving a key that could potentially open many more wonderful and unforeseen opportunities in the future. Teaching, then, is most definitely a sacred, honorable and virtuous profession to be in. One that makes me feel useful, honored and humbled at the same time. In this pursuit - and in the service of our excellent calling as educators - I bring all of my talents, experience, communication, creativity, dedication, passion, and courage.
Summary Results:
Kindergarten through P3 – PLPR/W, TSA Writing, ABCs, Rhymes and Songs, Hooked on Phonics, Short Stories, Multiple Intelligence, Cambridge YL
Primary school – Phonics (Pronunciation Pairs), S4/S5 Drama, P6 Interviewing, Solo Verse, Reading/Literacy, Grammar, Writing
Secondary school – S1 Bridging Courses, Integrated Science, Writing, Critical Thinking Skills, Grammar, Reading Comprehension, Reader's Theater, Poetry and Songs, Workplace English, Phonics (Phonograms), S3/S4 Junior Journalism, S4/S5 English Speaking Activities, S5 Speaking about Social Issues, Pre-S6 Debate, Pre-S6 JUPAS Interviewing
Business and Civil Service Professionals – Business English, Vocabulary, Advanced Phonics, Role Play, Poetry and Songs, Presentation Skills, Teacher Training Reader Workshop
In addition to my teaching experience, I have trained hundreds of people from diverse backgrounds and educational levels at companies throughout the United States and Canada for my previous employers. I also have eleven years of professional experience in retail sales/management where my customer service skills were developed and utilized to their utmost.
Specialties: Language teaching, classroom teaching, conversational, primary school students, secondary students
Taught 30 classes per week, with an average full class size of 30 students, without a local teacher present in the classroom to co-teach with me.
o P4/P5 Phonics lessons (for 12 different full classes per week)
o P5/P6 Speaking lessons (for 24 different half classes over 2 weeks)
o P6 Interviewing Skills or Phonics (for 6 different full classes per week)
o Coached four P5 boys, three P6 girls, and four P5 girls in the 61st Hong Kong Schools Speech Festival's Solo Verse Speaking Contest where 9 students received Merit marks, and 1 student received a Proficiency mark
